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Flavonoids from the aerial parts ofLonicera japonica

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Seven flavonoids were isolated from the aerial parts ofLinocera japonica. Their structures were characterized as hydnocarpin1, quercetin2, ochnaflavone3, ochnaflavone 4′-O-methylether4, astragalin5, isoquercitrin6, and rhoifolin7 by chemical and spectroscopic evidences.

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Son, K.H., Park, J.O., Chung, K.C. et al. Flavonoids from the aerial parts ofLonicera japonica . Arch. Pharm. Res. 15, 365–370 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02974114

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